And there go down the drain all those claims made by the OEMs saying that some device's hardware is simply 'too old' or 'too out of date' to get ICS. Why don't they simply tell you they wanna make you buy a new handset? Shame on Sammy, HTC, LG, Moto and others who don't support older but capable models.

according to this htc explorer should also get an ics update......it is having MSM7225A chipset while explorer is having MSM7227A chipset......explorer has a better chipset, though it has been clocked to 600mhz....gsmarena has written a diff chipset model for explorer here and a diff one in their review....for reference check https://developer.qualcomm.com/sites/default/fil­es/snapdragon-specs.pdf

Saryu, 15 May 2012Indeed they are taking us as a fool. Htc desire with better hardware won't get any ics while t... morego to xda developers site you will find an ics rom which will work fine on your phone i have hd2 and runng ics but i prefer gingerbread which is batter then ics in stability wise

I share the same sentiment expressed by other comments. It beggars belief that a device with such low specs can come pre-installed with ICS yet the original desire or the Samsung galaxy S will not be getting ICS upgrade due to hardware problems.